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Thursday, January 31, 2013

End of BIg Box Brick and Mortar?

I was visiting Nathan Bransford, Author’s blog yesterday and read something
that surprised me, and didn’t at the same time. He said that Banes and Noble
made a statement that they were going to close a third of their stores; that’s
twenty stores a year for the next ten years.

Does that surprise you?

The last time I was in a Barnes and Noble, I did buy
something; it was a last minute Christmas gift that I didn’t have time to order
online. But usually that’s what I do, I go to Barnes and Noble to look, but
then I order on Amazon. The only exception to that is my local book store. It
is a quaint little place with (free) fresh ground, fresh brewed coffee and a
sales staff that knows your name and just what to recommend for you. I
love it in there. I could live in there. And yes, I’ve purchased many full
price books from them from the sheer pleasure of their store and their
knowledge.